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If it was up to me I wouldn't Okay, now let's hear what Kendrick Lamar loved about that 1982 Luther Vandross single.

If it was up to me I wouldn't Okay, now let's hear what Kendrick Lamar loved about that 1982 Luther Vandross single.

Luther is at his swooniest here, his voice pouring out a sweet syrup that swirls around Cheryl Lynn's tart, vinegary vocal. Not widely known for his duets, Vandross is at once generous and completely commanding here. When he sings the words, If this world were mine, you kind of wish God would just hand him the keys.

Luther is at his swooniest here, his voice pouring out a sweet syrup that swirls around Cheryl Lynn's tart, vinegary vocal. Not widely known for his duets, Vandross is at once generous and completely commanding here. When he sings the words, If this world were mine, you kind of wish God would just hand him the keys.

Luther is at his swooniest here, his voice pouring out a sweet syrup that swirls around Cheryl Lynn's tart, vinegary vocal. Not widely known for his duets, Vandross is at once generous and completely commanding here. When he sings the words, If this world were mine, you kind of wish God would just hand him the keys.

If this world were mine I would place at your feet all that I own. You've been so good to me. If this world were mine, I'd give The birds and the bees And your love beside me That would be all I need If this world were mine I'd give you anything

If this world were mine I would place at your feet all that I own. You've been so good to me. If this world were mine, I'd give The birds and the bees And your love beside me That would be all I need If this world were mine I'd give you anything

If this world were mine I would place at your feet all that I own. You've been so good to me. If this world were mine, I'd give The birds and the bees And your love beside me That would be all I need If this world were mine I'd give you anything

If this world were mine I would make you a king With wealth untold You could have anything If this world were mine

If this world were mine I would make you a king With wealth untold You could have anything If this world were mine

If this world were mine I would make you a king With wealth untold You could have anything If this world were mine

Kendrick Lamar's verses in Luther are about the promises he makes to a troubled woman he loves, assuring her that her life will get better with him. The author of If This World Were Mine is Marvin Gaye, whose own lyric in 1967 describes a dreamier scenario than Lamar's, as we might expect from one of the great romantics in pop history.

Kendrick Lamar's verses in Luther are about the promises he makes to a troubled woman he loves, assuring her that her life will get better with him. The author of If This World Were Mine is Marvin Gaye, whose own lyric in 1967 describes a dreamier scenario than Lamar's, as we might expect from one of the great romantics in pop history.

Kendrick Lamar's verses in Luther are about the promises he makes to a troubled woman he loves, assuring her that her life will get better with him. The author of If This World Were Mine is Marvin Gaye, whose own lyric in 1967 describes a dreamier scenario than Lamar's, as we might expect from one of the great romantics in pop history.

Where Lamar speaks of flowers of love that struggle to grow through the cracks of tough city streets, Gay creates for Tammy Terrell an easier world of bright sunshine and illuminating moonlight. The exquisite delicacy of the singing conveys the atmosphere in which such beauty can flourish.

Where Lamar speaks of flowers of love that struggle to grow through the cracks of tough city streets, Gay creates for Tammy Terrell an easier world of bright sunshine and illuminating moonlight. The exquisite delicacy of the singing conveys the atmosphere in which such beauty can flourish.

Where Lamar speaks of flowers of love that struggle to grow through the cracks of tough city streets, Gay creates for Tammy Terrell an easier world of bright sunshine and illuminating moonlight. The exquisite delicacy of the singing conveys the atmosphere in which such beauty can flourish.

If this world were mine, I would place at your feet All that I own, you've been so good to me. If this world were mine, I'd give you the flowers, the birds and the bees. But with your love inside me, that would be all I need. I'd give you anything.

If this world were mine, I would place at your feet All that I own, you've been so good to me. If this world were mine, I'd give you the flowers, the birds and the bees. But with your love inside me, that would be all I need. I'd give you anything.

If this world were mine, I would place at your feet All that I own, you've been so good to me. If this world were mine, I'd give you the flowers, the birds and the bees. But with your love inside me, that would be all I need. I'd give you anything.